Light Equipment Operator - Sanitation

Position: Light Equipment Operator I- Sanitation
Salary : $52,000.00 Annually
Location : 1121 5th Street East, Williston, ND, ND
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: PW30
Department: Public Works
Division: Sanitation
Opening Date: 04/27/2026
Closing Date: Continuous

Job Description
Summary: Performs semi-skilled work in the operation of light construction, snow removal and other specialized equipment with routine maintenance responsibilities for assigned equipment.

Supervision Received: Director of Public Works, Street and Refuse Superintendent, Sanitation Foreman

Supervision Exercised: None

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Essential Job Functions:

Operates the following pieces of equipment: dump trucks, garbage trucks, front-end loaders, mowers, light backhoes, sand spreaders, and pumps.

Loads and unloads trucks, hauls snow, and transports loads to predetermined disposal points.

Must be on call periodically on weekends or after hours.

Performs repairs on all sanitation containers and equipment, including 6-yard compactors.

Performs required manual labor, picking up bags, shoveling, and cleaning out trucks and containers.

Performs related work as required.

Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies and procedures.

The nature of this position requires the ability to respond to emergencies in a timely fashion.

Note: The functions and duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of the specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Minimum Qualifications: Working knowledge of city and state traffic laws. Working knowledge of common hazards and safety precautions necessary for light equipment operation. Skill in the operation of light equipment. Ability to work at arduous tasks for sustained periods of time in all types of weather conditions. Ability to perform minor preventive maintenance as required. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.

Education: High school graduate or equivalent.

Experience: One year experience as a truck driver or operator of construction and maintenance equipment. OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Equipment Used in Job Performance: Dump trucks, garbage trucks and packers, front-end loaders, tractors, light backhoes, sand spreaders, concrete saws.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds and regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee occasionally works in outdoor weather conditions;

in high, precarious places; on slippery surfaces; is exposed to risk of electrical shock and is subject to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is loud.

Valid North Dakota commercial driver license; insurable under the City's motor vehicle insurance policy.

Position is safety sensitive and requires pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and is subject to controlled substance requirements at all times when on duty.

To be granted veterans preference, the required forms,…